Scooter sled



SCOOTER SLED Filed Dec. 5, 1954 i OFFICE if j 'hl y l -`2,011,1`5`9-fY A y i "i o 5 `scoo'rxmsmin- V l f 1 .i h stevephillips,Unienamm;ra. pplicaton IDecember-v5, 1934,` Serial No. 756,133. r 'e ficleims, (crigso-z'ei UL y. Iayfstland with one `foot' while using the ether Ir floot y tti-propel Vthe 'dei/"ice,A and` wherein `the front runner'is carried' by" a steering post by' whichr the user may steady' hin'riself` upon thefplatfo'm"i and at* "theysarne` time4 properly steer the sled.

is" extremely simple" and` dura-ble in construction, 'inexpensive t0 manufacture', and entirely sensor, fCfQry-"n" use. i f n i i h Moreparticularly, the present invention `con?Y sist'sin the gnovelform, combinatini and arrangement of parts hereinafter lmore fully described,

jjin- "he ,accompanying drawing andf'` zei "Figurer is" etv 51de elevational?" view,` partly "away and;l in1 section; of"a` scooter sled; constructedjirr accordance theV present` in`A 2i? 4f 11igure-3 is a*Y vertical-*transversesection onffline 3ra-319i Figureu lwiththe sledsupport-'invertical `c"Ijyj'emrative."position;and.` h

"Figure 4 isy aJ fragmentary "perspective" View 351 intermediate their endsl by speemgf brackets 1.

Iifg-iizlly` secured upontlie horizontal l intermediate pcrtions of' longitudinal frame bars 5f`is` a` sheet metal platform 8 having laj"dbwriturned marginal" jacentffpotiens of' the frameibars `5 and thereby prevent lateral frelativefdisplacement between the time barsana the platform. Thus; @the plat-F ferm iseflectivelyf securedf iny place merely by 465 riveting @hei-flatter eentreiry' te-thespeeipgbmckts'l" as atfl y l Tl'ierear' endsl of framebarsf 5J are connected byja transverse bolt orshaft l2?. The'sled further f t mcludes val rear runner I-3f preferably `t'ormedi` T- "cross section with the'iflat" portion at' the bot-torn, "and theforwardfendof this runner isturried upwardly and `bolted asY at Mftcthe underside;- 'o'f platform if near" the rear en'd of thelaitterf; *The runnerjl (Fis-carriedby a suitable 55" supprtconsistingof a stripy ofsheet metal4` proe inventionv relates `to anL irfnpr'ovedjrchildrs` sled'of thescooter typewherein front? and rear i t runners support al platform onfwhich theuserA vprirnarylobject of the present invention is s owingA tn front end `'offtheplatform andthe videciwith` e central. 'eyundrieaifold l5` mated between and `spacing the rearfends of frameb'ars and through which the bolt I2 extends; the

ends of the strip of sheet metal extending down`4 wardly from'the fold `V`l 5 to providedii/erging'legs4 51 l5 which4` taper narrower` in widthdownwardly and have their `lower ends" folded longitudinally as at' Il' to resist ybending and" to fit over" the upstanding central" rib cf runner( 1 i 3 where theyf` The sled-further includes a front` runtie"|i9= which is also preferabl'yformed T-shape in crossl section' with the flat `portior'rat the bottom andf which iscarried by a support similar in icone` struction tothe support'yfor the rear runnei'tlf l5te and' including the central cylindrical` fold l5a`, the downwardly"diverginglegsa Ihaving their:l lower ends longitudinallyfoldedfas at lila-and riveted as at ISa ton the upstanding `central*rib' of runnerfl." i T =r 20 l `The front-runnernl I9 and itsv support scarried" by` a' steering 4post composed o'f spaced substane tially parallel bars V20 rigidly connected at their upper ends-by'a` transverse Yhandle bar 2I and at` their lower ends by a transverse bolt or shaft. 25?` 22 which yextends through the cylindrical central? fold lafof the-'front-rurmersupport'.` iItwillof: course beunderstood-that this fold` |50#isfloc'ate'ctv between the lower "ends: of` the bars- Mirror-ming` the `steering post so asto space 4saidends thereof; 30 The-steeringipost 20 is pivotally'iconnected;inter mediateits ends tothe forward ends or frame: bars 5 byl means ofa suitable steering knuckle` 23 arranged to disposethe :steering postat `aV slight forward and downward inclinationlandrto 35" enable said steering postto swing about asimi-L larly` inclinedvaxis adjacent and directly Jatfthe,k rear` oi-` said steering post.` y'Ihe forward 'endi of front runner I9 is extended upwardly and rear-f wardly where4 its upper terminal isrigidlyfas` 40 tened-to the intermediate-:portion ofi a bracket' or crossbar 24 rigidly connectingfthe bar merli-e bers 2&- of `the steering post ata point directly;` below the 'steering knuckle 23;` Obviously; by"Y bolting the rear runner 'l3'to thejplatform Bias? 45'? a-t I4, andby fasteningthe front runner i9 to'the bracket241pthe`runnersf together with theiry supi` portsI are 'preventedfrom rotating about;4 the` shafts l2 and'` 22, and' a very rigid and durable` construction is had. y n n n n `Iniuse'; the child stands with onefoot `on the platforr'n8l and utili'zes7the0ther foot to propel the sled over the surface of the snowor'ice, siniul'- l taneouslyf grasping theh'andlebarlwith both 55 handsso as tdstead-yV himself upon theplatiorm 8 and to steer the sled. When the sled gains the desired momentum, the user may of course place both feet upon the platform 8 until further propulsion is necessary.

It is desirable to provide a stand or support for maintaining the present sled in an upright position when not in use, it being apparent that the sled will not remain upright of its own accord because involving only two runners arranged in tandem relation. For this purpose a stand or support is provided including a U-shaped member 25 straddling the front end portion of platform 8 and having its legs pivoted intermediate their ends to the flange 9 of said platform 8 at opposite sides of the latter as at 28. This stand or support is formed by a suitably bent metallic rod of a resilient nature which permits lateral relative yielding of the legs of said stand 25, and said legs are allowed limited outward movement on its pivot pins at 26, for a purpose which will presently become apparent. Provided on the flange 9 of platform 8 directly beneath the pivot pins 26 are notched keepers 21 having cam edges 28 rearwardly of the notches thereof. Thus, when the stand or support 25 is swung from the horizontal inoperative position of Figure 1 to the dotted line vertical position of the `same figure or the full line position of Figure 4, the legs of said stand or support 25 will ride along the cam edges 28 so that the legs will be spread apart slightly until they register with the notches of keeper plate 21, whereupon said legs will resiliently spring into said notches for maintaining the stand or support 25 in such vertical or operative position with the lower-free ends of the legs thereof engaged with the ground. Naturally, in order to return the stand or support 25 to its inoperative position it is simply necessary to man- 46, uallyV spring the-legs thereof apart and out of the notches of keeper plates 21, and to then swing the stand or support about its pivot pins 26 to the horizontal position of Figures 1 and 2. The legs of the stand or support will then be disposed directly above the keepers 21 so that the stand or support will be retained by the latter iny its horizontal inoperative position until manually shifted therefrom to operative position. It will be noted that the stand or support 25 is so located that the intermediate portion thereof will extend' across the frame bars 5 directly in front kof the platform 8 when said stand or support is inoperatively disposed, the stand being at such time entirely out of the way and snugly embracing the sides and front end of the platform at such time. However, in order to facilitate manual actuation of the stand or support 25 to shift it from or to operative position, its intermediate portion is centrally outwardly offset as at 29 to provide a hand grip which may be readily grasped. With the stand or support 25 vertically disposed as in Figure 4, the lower ends of its legs will engage the ground at spaced points and at opposite sides of the platform 8 so that the sled will be effectively sustained in a vertical position when at a standstill.

The platform 8 may have spaced rearward extensions 38 on opposite sides of its rear end between which the user may engage his heels so that the users foot will be prevented from slipping laterally off of the platform. Also, the runners I3 and I9 may have central longitudinal ribs 3| and 32, respectively, to guard against lateral slipping of the sled. Y

From the foregoing description, it will be readily seen that the present invention provides a scooter sled which will be entirely satisfactory in use and which is extremely simple and durable in construction as well as particularly adapted for ready 'and economical quantity production. Minor changes in details of construction illustrated and described are contemplated within the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What I claim as new is:

l. A scooter-sled comprising a pair of spaced longitudinal frame bars having the forward ends thereof turned upwardly, a platform secured upon the intermediate portions of said frame bars, a shaft connecting the rear ends of said frame bars, a rear runner support formed of a strip of sheet metal bent to provide a central cylindrical fold arranged between said frame bars and through which said bolt extends, said strip of sheet metal further providing legs extending downwardly from said cylindrical fold in diverging relation vand having the lower ends thereof longitudinally folded, a rear runner of 'lf-shape in cross section providing a central upstandingrib straddled by thelongitudinally folded lower ends of said legs and rigidly securedthereto, said rear runner having an upwardly turned forward end rigidly secured to the under side of said platform near the rear end of the latter, a steering post pivotally connectedv intermediate its ends to the forward ends of said frame bars, a front runner,

and a support for said front runner carried bythe lower end of said steering post.

2. A scooter-sled comprising a pair of spacedv longitudinal frame bars having the forward ends thereof turned upwardly, a platform secured upon the intermediate portions of said frame bars, a shaft connecting the rear ends of said frame bars, a rear runner support formed of a strip of sheet metal bent to provide a central cylindrical fold arranged between said frame bars and through which said boltl extends, said strip of sheet metal further providing legs extending downwardly from said cylindrical fold in diverging relation and having the lower ends thereof longitudinally folded, a rear runner of T-shape in cross section providing a central upstanding rib straddled by the longitudinally folded lower ends of said legs and rigidly secured thereto, said rear runner having an upwardly turned forward -end rigidly secured to the underside of said platform near the rear end of the latter, a steering post pivotally connected intermediate its ends to the `forward ends` of said frame bars, a front runner, and a support for `said front runner carried by the lower end of said steering post, said platform being of sheet metal and provided with a downturned marginal flange slotted at the front and rear ends of the platform to receive the adjacent portions of the frame bars.

3. A scooter-sled comprising a pair of spaced longitudinal frame bars having the forward ends thereof turned upwardly, a platform secured upon the intermediateportionsy of said frame bars, a shaft connecting the rear ends of said frame bars, a rear runner support formed of a strip of sheet metal bent to provide a central cylindrical fold arranged between said frame b ars and through which said bolt extends, said strip of sheet metal further providing legs extending downwardly from. said cylindrical fold in diverging relation and having the lower endsy thereof longitudinally folded, a rear runner of T-shape in cross section providing a central upstanding rib straddled by the longitudinally folded lower ends of said legs and rigidly secured thereto, said rear runner having an upwardly All side of said platform near the rear end of the latter, a steering post pivotally connected intermediate its ends to the forward ends of said frame bars, a front runner, and a support for said front runner carried by the lower end of saidsteering post, said steering post including spaced bars rigidly connected at their upper ends by a transverse handle bar and at their lower. ends by a `transverse bolt, said second-named front runner support being constructed similar to the rear run# ner support with its central cylindrical foldarranged between the lower ends of said bars of the steering post and having the last-named bolt` extending therethrough, said front runner being of T-shape in cross section to provide a central upstanding rib to` which the lower ends of the front runner support are rigidly secured, a

bracket rigidly connecting the bars of the steering post beneath the pivotal connection of the steering post with the longitudinal frame bars, said front runner having an upwardly and rearwardly turned forward end rigidly secured to said bracket. 4. A scooter-sled as specified in claim l, wherein the platform is provided with spaced rearward extensions on the rear end thereof between which the user may engage a heel of one foot to prevent lateral slipping of such foot off of the platform.

\ STEVE PHILLIPS. 

